The Obama administration has offered states the chance to waive some requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. States are required, however, to make specific reforms in exchange for increased flexibility. The administration has been clear it wants states to engage in "ambitious but achievable" reforms rather than merely asking for a pass from…

Projects supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) have a very high survival ratio after the grant has ended. The reason for this success seems to lie in the structure and principles of FIPSE. These principles (which can be adopted as guidelines in the creation of other innovation funds) include allowing maximum…

Current reports and recommendations on needed improvements in American secondary education, part of a long history of criticisms of the high school and of proposals for its reform, were discussed. (Author/RK)

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TITLE III FUNDS OF THE ESEA, P.L. 89-10 NECESSARY TO MAKE THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SMALL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. INCLUDED IS AN OUTLINE OF NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND ASSURANCES REQUIRED BY USOE. THE DOCUMENT POINTS OUT THE NECESSITY OF WELL-PLANNED PROJECTS INVOLVING BOTH OTHER EDUCATIONAL…

This handbook: (1) describes the educational research program of the Planning Services Branch of Alberta (Canada) Education; (2) outlines projects underway for 1986-87; and (3) describes projects completed between April 1985 and July 1986. Section 1, "The Educational Research Program," describes priorities, guidelines, and procedures for…